"If possible, I hope your country can return our two military ports in Chennai and Kochi (India)! But accordingly, we will also bear all the losses in this war and repay them twice to make compensation for this war..."
"Territory... You must not think about it anymore. It was all exchanged for the blood and life of the warriors of my Liang Kingdom. It is priceless! But as sincerity, I can return Jilong Mountain and the prisoners in this war to you. The war compensation must be as much as I said just now, and no ounce can be lost!"
"Although we have defeated the war, I only personally admit your strength, but you must not forget it!! We still have the witch of your Liang Kingdom in our hands!!"
"Ha!! It's been so long, don't you know whether you have caught the wrong person? Or... Do you don't want to admit it!? By the way... I also personally, I will give you a sentence for Princess Yan, "Princess Ryukyu... If you are happy to pay it back, you will pay it back. If you are not happy to pay it back, then you will take good care of it. If Princess Ryukyu has any problems with your side, it will be another inevitable war between you and me!! General... you can do it yourself!"
After Wang Tongyi finished speaking excitedly, he picked up the tea bowl, crossed his legs and stopped talking...
On the other hand, Van Rodsen Gujön looked resentful at this time, but he had no way to vent...
There are too few things he can use as a bargaining chip...
The domestic situation is not stable yet.
Military coordination has just begun.
At this time, the Netherlands was still a mess. Not to mention the Liang Kingdom, even if the Prussia and France bordered it are taking advantage of the situation, the Netherlands will not be able to organize effective deployments and resist in a short period of time!
Therefore, he put his attitude very low from the beginning. It was not that he was really afraid of being beaten, but that he urgently needed to end the war. If possible, he would work hard to promote an alliance between the two countries. In order to stabilize the current situation, he could sacrifice everything!! Including... his previous allies...
So, Van Rodsen Gugjen bit his back teeth and said in a deep voice: "I can provide you with...the coastal defense maps of England and Spain..."
The King of Chu, who was leisurely drinking tea, slowly raised his lower eyes and looked at Van Rodsen Gujang.
"But! I want a treaty! Can you... give it to me..."
"What kind of… a treaty? Is it a consular treaty, or a peace treaty?"
“Military Alliance Treaty!!”
"Ha!! Your appetite is a bit too big, right?? We have just fought a war between us. Besides, our Liang Kingdom is thousands of miles away from Europa. What is the point of signing such a military alliance treaty with us? And... the price...it must be very high..."
The King of Chu was actually very clear about the dilemma of the "temporary" Dutch government at this time and its embarrassing position in the international situation. At this time, the Netherlands was like a porcupine with spikes pulled out, plump and slaughtered. If there was no strong foreign aid, it would probably be that half of the Europa country would want to pounce on it and take a bite.
But just as he said just now, Liang State is too far away from the Netherlands. Even if Liang State is powerful, it is beyond reach and cannot help. Instead of fighting for such a useless ally, it is more reasonable to focus on the closer ally. So he now doubts the other party's sincerity and even thinks... this is a trap...
However, Van Rodsen Gujön quickly gave a very reasonable explanation, reasonable...it is irresistible...
"My treaty is not signed for the present...but for the future of the Dutch people! I believe... no! I am very sure! Liang State will surely become one of the best powers in the world in the near future! My people... will also be in the future. Thanks to my foresight today... As for the price, we... can all talk about it!"
"Everything... can be discussed?" The King of Chu looked at the other party's extremely sincere eyes, and he was a little messy for a moment. He didn't know whether to praise him for understanding the current affairs or saying that he was realistic enough. However, as the agent of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the other party proposed a plan, and he had the obligation to pass on the other party's demands back to the country.
So, after thinking for a while, the King of Chu proposed the following regulations...
"You completely abandon the entire Asian and Southeast Asian military ports, and handed over the princess of Ryukyu Kingdom to us. As for war reparations, we will still transfer the prisoners to you as soon as possible according to the previous amount. As for your request for the military alliance treaty, I will also state it as an envoy of Liang State, but I believe... if you can agree to my above request, the alliance between the two countries will also take an extremely solid first step..." www. Bayizw.????m
As he said that, the King of Chu picked up the tea bowl again. He wanted to give this young commander who seemed a few years younger than him enough time to think about it. The reason was nothing more than the word "appreciation".
After a long silence, Van Rodsen Gurang slowly raised his lowered head, looked at the King of Chu, and said with a smile: "I seem to... have no other choice, Your Excellency Prince..."
"But you made an extremely correct choice. If I were you, you might not do as good as you. Don't forget that there is an additional clause in the military alliance, that is, the trade agreement. Don't you, the Netherlands, like to make money the most? At least on this point... I think our two countries are surprisingly consistent..."
"Trade Agreement!!! Yes! Trade Agreement!!! This is exactly what I want!! Can that... also include arms...? Your Excellency the Prince?"
Hearing this, the King of Chu lowered his head and smiled, and replied in a low voice at Van Rodsen Gugrang: "There is a proverb in my country. Translated into Dutch, it means that a person... cannot eat into a fat man in one day. Everything... has the first step, and the third step, right?"
"What a simple and philosophical proverb...then... pay tribute to our first step!"